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the central kentucky prids's after inmates set fire to it overnight. it took two hours to get control of the center near lexington, kentucky. eight inmates and eight staffers were hurt. >>> iraq's foreign minister predicts bigger and more powerful attacks in baghdad's future. the iraqi government, listen to this, investigators security forces collaborated in wednesday's blast that killed 101 people. the foreign minister says anyone who helped the bombers must be held responsible. >>> another check of our top stories in just 20 minutes. >>> a threatening phone call, impersonating the plishgs the new york attorney general says a group of debt collectors used those tactics and worse. now he's trying to shut them down. mary snow has the report. >> reporter: michelle says she'll never forget the calls she got the same day her daughter was diagnosed with autism. a man posing as a lawyer claim shed owed $4,400 and said her arrest was imminent if she didn't pay up. >> getting very insirchlt and started -- i don't remember all the words, started talking about y
the central kentucky prids's after inmates set fire to it overnight. it took two hours to get control of the center near lexington, kentucky. eight inmates and eight staffers were hurt. >>> iraq's foreign minister predicts bigger and more powerful attacks in baghdad's future. the iraqi government, listen to this, investigators security forces collaborated in wednesday's blast that killed 101 people. the foreign minister says anyone who helped the bombers must be held responsible....
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this happened at the northpoint training center in kentucky there. immediate security lockup. just south of lexington. officials say prisoners set fires to the building. the riot police threw tear gas. officials say they're back into control and prisoners were taken to other facilities while they investigate what sparked this disturban disturbance. >> right noi we're happy to report that you that the facility is secure, the inmates are accounted for, minimal injury, still being assessed, to the inmates and as far as we know right now, minimal, if any, injuries at all to any staff or department of corrections personnel. >>> well, president obama is hitting back at health care reform critics today saying people who talk about death panels and mandatory public coverage of guilty of outright distortion. >> never been easy moving this nation forward. there are always those who oppose it, and those who use fear to block change. but what has always distinguished america is that when all the arguments have been heard and all the concerns have been voiced and the time comes to do what
this happened at the northpoint training center in kentucky there. immediate security lockup. just south of lexington. officials say prisoners set fires to the building. the riot police threw tear gas. officials say they're back into control and prisoners were taken to other facilities while they investigate what sparked this disturban disturbance. >> right noi we're happy to report that you that the facility is secure, the inmates are accounted for, minimal injury, still being assessed,...
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several buildings are in ruins after a riot last night at a kentucky prison. inmates were throwing rocks and setting fires. it took guards two hours to regain control there. fortunately, though, no serious injuries. well, did the bombers get help from iraqi security forces? iraq's foreign minister said some security officers may have helped the terror attacks that killed 100 people this week. he says an investigation has started and collaborators will be held responsible. we'll get another check of our top stories in 20 minutes. if you ever have been dining and can't believe your eyes -- let's go back. if you've ever been diving, water diving and new underwater camera mask let's you record your picture. perfect adventure. one suggestion is to make your shipping more efficient with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. call or go online for a free supply and up to $160 in offers from authorized postage vendors. shipping's a hassle! weighing every box... actually, with flat rate boxes you don't need to weigh anything under 70 pounds. if it fits,
several buildings are in ruins after a riot last night at a kentucky prison. inmates were throwing rocks and setting fires. it took guards two hours to regain control there. fortunately, though, no serious injuries. well, did the bombers get help from iraqi security forces? iraq's foreign minister said some security officers may have helped the terror attacks that killed 100 people this week. he says an investigation has started and collaborators will be held responsible. we'll get another...
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tennessee, kentucky, southern illinois, missouri, kansas and now into iowa. here is a bit of the conversation that i had with a small group of people that we had gathered for dinner together in kansas. listen to this. >> i think it is too fast. i think time needs to be taken out to educate everyone as many people in america and there needs to be a forum held to j kate people as fares what this whole thing is about. >> isn't that what the townhalls were supposed to be? >> supposed to. >> what was your general impression about how that went down? >> one of the fundamental problems to the townhalls they were highly politicized. there was an agenda. whether a democrat or republican. libertarian, whatever your affiliation you want to claim, there was a polarization. >> marketing. >> it was marketing. >> blatantly so. in my estimation, a lack of value. because it wasn't informative. it was polarized. >> because it was so much marketing, what appeared to be marketing. people tune it out. we still leave ourselves unknowledgeable about what is really happening. >> fas
tennessee, kentucky, southern illinois, missouri, kansas and now into iowa. here is a bit of the conversation that i had with a small group of people that we had gathered for dinner together in kansas. listen to this. >> i think it is too fast. i think time needs to be taken out to educate everyone as many people in america and there needs to be a forum held to j kate people as fares what this whole thing is about. >> isn't that what the townhalls were supposed to be? >>...
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when i think basketball, i think kentucky. i apologize. is there something about rick pitino in this case and the way he is handling this, the fact that he seems to be at least handling it through the system, being up front where as michael vick, for example, lied to his owner, his coach, the commissioner. it's almost like knickssonian. when you try to hide a lie, it becomes worse. >> rick pitino is getting a break because last year, he was 31-5 at louisville. he was one away to win the final four. >> what does al davis say, just win, baby? >> what was that? >> what al davis says, just win baby. i couldn't hear. it was kind of garbled. >> al davis, oakland raiders, his motto, book, life slogan is "just win, baby." you are saying in sports, you win, you can do just about anything you want? >> you are talking about al davis and michael vick. again, we are having a little audio. >> we will fin ush you out and try and pick you up another time. it is facntastic to have a chane to talk to you. if we can get him back, we will continue the convers
when i think basketball, i think kentucky. i apologize. is there something about rick pitino in this case and the way he is handling this, the fact that he seems to be at least handling it through the system, being up front where as michael vick, for example, lied to his owner, his coach, the commissioner. it's almost like knickssonian. when you try to hide a lie, it becomes worse. >> rick pitino is getting a break because last year, he was 31-5 at louisville. he was one away to win the...
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we're here in paducah, kentucky. we are hearing different things from people wherever we're going, but i haven't found too many people around here who are opposed to reforming health care. >> i'm for the idea, but i don't think that congress and the president has done a good job of disseminating the information. i'm just hearing a lot of flak and not a lot of meat and potatoes. >> reporter: what about you? >> i think right now we have a lack of choice. i mean, health care's expensive. i mean, the average costs of the coverage i found more often than not are more expensive than the actual care. i would think any choice, any viable choice, would be better than what we've got now. >> reporter: what do you think? >> my understanding, there is a about 48 million people that's not covered. those people need to be covered. >> well, my husband and i are two of that 47 million plus that aren't -- don't have health care. and i'm not talking insurance. of course, we don't have insurance, but i want health care. my husband has d
we're here in paducah, kentucky. we are hearing different things from people wherever we're going, but i haven't found too many people around here who are opposed to reforming health care. >> i'm for the idea, but i don't think that congress and the president has done a good job of disseminating the information. i'm just hearing a lot of flak and not a lot of meat and potatoes. >> reporter: what about you? >> i think right now we have a lack of choice. i mean, health care's...
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she was in paducah, kentucky. the gentleman you heard from was altogether a dinner party we got a few people together in kansas city, kansas, and we had a conversation with him. we've had differences of opinion all along in the week, and we still continue to. but the tenor of those conversations tends to be very civil and respectful, and we're encouraging more of that. so if anybody's here at the iowa state fair, come see us, the cnn express is right outside at the grand stand. tweet me, we can keep talking about this. the more we talk to people, the more we understand what their concerns are about health care and the questions they want answered. so we can bring them here to cnn and hopefully the people that have the answers can share with our viewers. >> 46 million americans uninsured. it seems a lot of people agree something needs to be done but they just don't want it rushed through the halls of congress. >> reporter: that's definitely a theme that we've picked up on. now, i think there are two perspectives on
she was in paducah, kentucky. the gentleman you heard from was altogether a dinner party we got a few people together in kansas city, kansas, and we had a conversation with him. we've had differences of opinion all along in the week, and we still continue to. but the tenor of those conversations tends to be very civil and respectful, and we're encouraging more of that. so if anybody's here at the iowa state fair, come see us, the cnn express is right outside at the grand stand. tweet me, we can...
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we'll probably spend the night there and move into kentucky. we'll end up probably friday night if all goes well in des moines for the mother of all fares. we want to know what everybody else was unable to get to a town hall meeting we're going to be asking people, what's on your mind? what's happening? >> you're going to broaden the discussion and talk about some of the issues number one topics, right? >> well, this tour, this bus tour when i did it before has been the number one place for us to really understand what people will doing. we have these great polls that live in towns too small to come and visit. towns too small for us to go and visit. we're literally going into those places and there's nothing like it when it pulls in, people come and talk to us and tell us what is on their mind. we're going out there with the idea of collecting ideas about health care but we want to know what is trouble people. what message we can take from them and bring back to these shows on cnn and let people know, this is what america things. >> ali, are yo
we'll probably spend the night there and move into kentucky. we'll end up probably friday night if all goes well in des moines for the mother of all fares. we want to know what everybody else was unable to get to a town hall meeting we're going to be asking people, what's on your mind? what's happening? >> you're going to broaden the discussion and talk about some of the issues number one topics, right? >> well, this tour, this bus tour when i did it before has been the number one...
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things drying up a little bit in kentucky for today. we do have some stormy weather across parts of the south, especially into lower mississippi river valley and into parts of arkansas and then also into the northeast we've been seeing some occasional showers and thunderstorms and the heat is on here, too, by the way, tony. heat advisory for new york city feeling like mid-90s, that is hot in the concrete jungle. >> my mom called me this morning and said i have the ac cranked up and i still can't sleep. she's in baltimore. that mid-atlantic and the northeast, sweltering. good to see you, jacqui. >>> you ask ask hillary clinton almost anything you want, just leave bill out of it. you want but you asked my opinion, i will tell you my opinion. i'm not going to be channelling my husband. >> you want to throw-down, we'll throw-down. >>> plus, comparing america's health care system with other countries. >>> question for you. what if you were required by law to buy health insurance? that's how it works in the netherlands. cnn's kitty pilgrim te
things drying up a little bit in kentucky for today. we do have some stormy weather across parts of the south, especially into lower mississippi river valley and into parts of arkansas and then also into the northeast we've been seeing some occasional showers and thunderstorms and the heat is on here, too, by the way, tony. heat advisory for new york city feeling like mid-90s, that is hot in the concrete jungle. >> my mom called me this morning and said i have the ac cranked up and i...
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now part of the kentucky museum was flooded so were a number of stables. the horses are okay, and despite all of the mud everywhere, no serious injuries have been reported. we do want to go over and talk to rob marciano, though, about all of this. hey there, rob, good morning to you. they are still, obviously, trying to get things mopped up, if you will. >> and seems like the last couple of years when they ran, it was pretty wet then, not as wet as it is now. and the good news with that kind of flooding, it comes and goes in a hurry. unfortunately when it does that, it catches a lot of people off guard. the waters have receded, but the clean-up will be ongoing. felicia, a couple of storms out here, this is enrique, this is felicia, felicia is the stronger one, you can see the eye there, very strong, as a matter of fact, it's a category four storm with winds of 140 miles an hour. a lot of times, when you get a strong storm like this, it'll suck in the weaker storm. they're only about 400 miles away. it's having some effect. often happens in the pacific ocea
now part of the kentucky museum was flooded so were a number of stables. the horses are okay, and despite all of the mud everywhere, no serious injuries have been reported. we do want to go over and talk to rob marciano, though, about all of this. hey there, rob, good morning to you. they are still, obviously, trying to get things mopped up, if you will. >> and seems like the last couple of years when they ran, it was pretty wet then, not as wet as it is now. and the good news with that...
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since that story and since that admission, the story has taken hold there in kentucky and in many parts of the country. just moments ago, rick patino held a news conference and walked away, stormed away. let us let you watch that. >> i am saying something. it is a 100% lie. you have all known it is a lie. you haven't printed. you haven't sit it. you have nope the background but you haven't said it. i am going to get on to basketball. i will tell you this. it hasn't hurt recruiting one bit. we will still bring in top 10 players. this has been a top 10 program the last two years. it will continue to be a top 10 program. our fans are the greatest in college basketball. my opinion, i work here. great fans everywhere. we will continue to bring in great players and run this program with great integrity. >> there was originally a lot of questions about whether or not he would resign or be asked to resign. it sounds from listening to that news conference he gave just moments ago that that is not something that he is considering. we'll stay on top of it for you. >> here is what we know about sen
since that story and since that admission, the story has taken hold there in kentucky and in many parts of the country. just moments ago, rick patino held a news conference and walked away, stormed away. let us let you watch that. >> i am saying something. it is a 100% lie. you have all known it is a lie. you haven't printed. you haven't sit it. you have nope the background but you haven't said it. i am going to get on to basketball. i will tell you this. it hasn't hurt recruiting one...
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. >>> video coming in to cnn newsroom out of louisville, kentucky. severe weather rolling through that area in the last couple hours and right now dumping torrential rain to that area. street flooding there and reports of up to two feet of water around the churchill downs area. take a look at the radarscope in the cnn severe weather center. champaign, illinois, reporting winds at over 50 miles per hour. a cluster right here and one heading through indianapolis and into the covington area that also got hit with thunderstorms early this morning and here's the round that moved through louisville and now heading into eastern parts of kentucky. so, about three pieces of energy that i could continue to persist here over the next few days or hours and some of these could develop more so to and the flooding rains we've already seen and potentially some hail and isolated tornadoes. out to the southwest we go where it continues to be hot. record breaking heat for july for phoenix. temperatures expected to get to at least 110 degrees. san francisco will be cool
. >>> video coming in to cnn newsroom out of louisville, kentucky. severe weather rolling through that area in the last couple hours and right now dumping torrential rain to that area. street flooding there and reports of up to two feet of water around the churchill downs area. take a look at the radarscope in the cnn severe weather center. champaign, illinois, reporting winds at over 50 miles per hour. a cluster right here and one heading through indianapolis and into the covington...
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authorities say it all started with a robbery in louisville, kentucky, last may. the string continues into north carolina, south carolina, and then, two robberies in tennessee just last week. what fbi agents say they find surprising is the blatant disregard for hiding his identity. >> really, uncommon just to come into a bank and show his face like he has. >> in this surveillance video, the alleged robber can be seen apparently casing a bank in fletcher, north carolina. the second known bank to be robbed. if you look closely, you can see him speaking into a walkie-talkie. later, he calmly walks out of the bank with a bag of money. they think he also used a wireless phone headset in the third heist in forest acres, south carolina. a lou
authorities say it all started with a robbery in louisville, kentucky, last may. the string continues into north carolina, south carolina, and then, two robberies in tennessee just last week. what fbi agents say they find surprising is the blatant disregard for hiding his identity. >> really, uncommon just to come into a bank and show his face like he has. >> in this surveillance video, the alleged robber can be seen apparently casing a bank in fletcher, north carolina. the second...
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on now, move this bus out of here in a couple minutes, head north into tennessee, probably get into kentucky and we'll be talking to people about two things. how are they forming their opinions on health care? because clearly everybody's forming an opinion about health care reform and how are people doing compared to a year ago before the worst of the financial crisis hit? are they actually feeling an improvement? and where are they feeling that improvement? or are they not? that's the kind of thing we want to get. we're in the heartland for the next five days and going to be talking specifically about how they're feeling about health care and the economy, heidi. >> great. we're really looking forward to that because obviously we have seen these town halls and trying to get a really good idea of all the different sides that are involved here. and it is a very, very big issue. so make sure you check in with us, because we want to hear more and hear about what people are saying. >> i'll talk to you later in the hour and a little bit about what i've been hearing on health care. >> all right. we
on now, move this bus out of here in a couple minutes, head north into tennessee, probably get into kentucky and we'll be talking to people about two things. how are they forming their opinions on health care? because clearly everybody's forming an opinion about health care reform and how are people doing compared to a year ago before the worst of the financial crisis hit? are they actually feeling an improvement? and where are they feeling that improvement? or are they not? that's the kind of...
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right now the rain is occurring across parts of eastern kentucky and a lot of the rain right now south of memphis heading across southern parts of arkansas and this has been fairly active today, as well, as far as seeing damaging winds and heavy rain there. it is moving faster, we don't expect they will see as much flooding. excessive heat warning for phoenix westward towards the california border. temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above average. this is the time of year where they typically get the thunderstorms in the afternoon and that doesn't want to set up as far as the monsoon is concerned. a lot of thunderstorms popping across the west has been sparking wildfires because so hot and dry there. red flag warnings up there and fire watches also posted for this part of the country. 107 expected in phoenix and 102 meanwhile in dallas and 92 degrees is expected in memphis. one other point i want to make, hurricane strengthened to a cat 2 and that will be headed in the general vicinity of hawaii over the next couple days. heidi, back over to you. >> okay, all right, we'll keep our eye on it.
right now the rain is occurring across parts of eastern kentucky and a lot of the rain right now south of memphis heading across southern parts of arkansas and this has been fairly active today, as well, as far as seeing damaging winds and heavy rain there. it is moving faster, we don't expect they will see as much flooding. excessive heat warning for phoenix westward towards the california border. temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above average. this is the time of year where they typically get the...
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. >>> and in kentucky, they are busing prisoners to other prisons following a riot near lexington. inmates at the north point training center threw lock rocks at guards set fires, leaving several buildings in ruins, there were no serious injuries. >>> okay. back to health care, we're answering all your question, including these that josh has for us next. >> there's a lot of buzzword flying around, some of them might make a real impact in the country and how health care plays out here. we're going to hear about health exchanges. we'll show you right now, cnn.com and also facebook and twitter at joshlevscnn. we're going get in all we can by the end of the hour. >>> let's go ahead and continue with our checking the facts on this health care reform. we've got lori robinson from factcheck.org, angie holen from politifact and josh levs. next question, please? >> they're flying in, let's zoomment to screen right here. this one comes from alek who asks how many more billions will it cost the have government administer the public option? what have you found so far? >> what we are finding is
. >>> and in kentucky, they are busing prisoners to other prisons following a riot near lexington. inmates at the north point training center threw lock rocks at guards set fires, leaving several buildings in ruins, there were no serious injuries. >>> okay. back to health care, we're answering all your question, including these that josh has for us next. >> there's a lot of buzzword flying around, some of them might make a real impact in the country and how health care...
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. >> the congress that we got today remind me of a jack ass running in the kentucky derby. >> i'm happy -- i'll wrap it up quickly. ip happy with what you call the socialist medicare. i'm happy with the v.a. ask any veteran. >> tell these people you can't unscramble that egg but you can be careful what you do with the next one. >> okay. >> we're going to start with what's called the public option portion of the health care reform. this is really government run health care, an increasing center of attention since sunday when health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius went on cnn "state of the union" with john king and said this. >> what we don't know what the senate finance committee is likely to couple with. they have been more focused on a co-op as a competitor, as opposed to a straight government run program and i think what's important is choice and competition and i'm convinced at the end of the day the plan will have both of those. those are not the essential elements. >> that got a lot of heads turning and got people wondering what's going on. >> if the public option go
. >> the congress that we got today remind me of a jack ass running in the kentucky derby. >> i'm happy -- i'll wrap it up quickly. ip happy with what you call the socialist medicare. i'm happy with the v.a. ask any veteran. >> tell these people you can't unscramble that egg but you can be careful what you do with the next one. >> okay. >> we're going to start with what's called the public option portion of the health care reform. this is really government run...
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i think nascar made an independent determination whether to go to this kentucky speedway. they decided not to. their schedule was booked up and that's not grounds to sue under a monopoly. >> and the $54 million pants. >> we've been waiting for this one. >> exactly. >> you've got those pants, avery. >> by this point now, the guy could have bought, you know, a whole slew of pants, the amount of money he's spent on this. >> that's for sure. >> where are we now? this is a washington, d.c. case. the guy gets upset his pants, he says, got damaged in a dry cleaners, so he's suing, doggone it. now what? >> well, i mean, he's 0-4 right now. number one, he lost these, remember, his pants. then he lost the case about the pants. then he lost his job. then he lost the case about the job. and the same federal judge, judge huhvel, wrote a 39-page opinion, well reasoned. you know what, believe it or not, i don't think this case is over. i think he's going to keep going in the state court. the superior court in d.c. on whistle blower. crazy. >> richard, we're done. we're going to have to z
i think nascar made an independent determination whether to go to this kentucky speedway. they decided not to. their schedule was booked up and that's not grounds to sue under a monopoly. >> and the $54 million pants. >> we've been waiting for this one. >> exactly. >> you've got those pants, avery. >> by this point now, the guy could have bought, you know, a whole slew of pants, the amount of money he's spent on this. >> that's for sure. >> where are we...
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we have been driving in atlanta and iowa and kentucky. we are having interesting discussions with people. we are finding the same things. there are real concerns about the cost, about the quality of health care, whether people's choices are -- >> it it looks like we are getting a little bit of a satellite. let's go to dr. steffy. as you were listening to this, what was your biggest frustration. i imagine as an intellectual and somebody who wants to look at the data and analyze it as best you can. >> i don't agree with what the protesters said. the reality is that the democrats plan is going to spend a whole lot of money and not solve anything in terms of health care reform. >> you are promoting a single payer? >> single payer, that's worked beautifully in western europe. >> for the sake of argument, a lot of people are going to listen to us talk about single payer. it is one of those terms thrown around a lot. single pair means the government is the single payer. the government will pay for everyone's health care and we will, in turn, pay
we have been driving in atlanta and iowa and kentucky. we are having interesting discussions with people. we are finding the same things. there are real concerns about the cost, about the quality of health care, whether people's choices are -- >> it it looks like we are getting a little bit of a satellite. let's go to dr. steffy. as you were listening to this, what was your biggest frustration. i imagine as an intellectual and somebody who wants to look at the data and analyze it as best...
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. >> 68.3 in south bend, jackson, kentucky just over 70, same story in huntington, west virginia. hopefully we'll balance things out a little here now that we're in the month of august. look at all this heat across the south. heat warnings into the phoenix area. let's talk about the stormy weather. first i want to show you video out of alberta, canada, for yesterday. a very serious story here. severe storms ripped through the area. straight-line winds caused the main stage at a festival to collapse. two people now are confirmed dead and many others have been injured. i'm going to get on my soapbox for one second here and -- we all go to concerts outdoors in the summer. we go to baseball games, football games, whatever. you have to be responsible as a person and know what your surroundings are and whether or not you have a severe weather threat in your area that day. make a plan. we've all got a plan for our house. but you're not always at your house. >> that's the last thing that people think of when you're going to have a good time. >> it happens all the time. >> they figure if t
. >> 68.3 in south bend, jackson, kentucky just over 70, same story in huntington, west virginia. hopefully we'll balance things out a little here now that we're in the month of august. look at all this heat across the south. heat warnings into the phoenix area. let's talk about the stormy weather. first i want to show you video out of alberta, canada, for yesterday. a very serious story here. severe storms ripped through the area. straight-line winds caused the main stage at a festival...
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well after driving through georgia, tennessee, kentucky, illinois, across into missouri, now the discussion has been about health care all week. but there has been interest in this idea that some prominent economists have said this recession is over. >> you can't get some of the stories unu unless you go to them. when they say this recession is over do you feel that? >> not at all. >> my personal recession is not over. >> let's talk, 46, 47, 50 million whatever you want to use uninsured in the country. >> it's a mess. >> hearing a lot of flak and not a lot of meat and potatoes. >> i can't believe you are saying people don't deep serve health care if they can't afford it. >> we are all afraid we'll lose something. >> health care is a problem and something need to be done. a lot of confusion out there about what this thing really is. >> written in a kind of confusing manner. >> this is a complex issue. our health care is 16% of our gdp. >> where is the money? >> people are not informed. >> you hear all these rumors. >> i think they are pushing too much change on us at once. >> there is some c
well after driving through georgia, tennessee, kentucky, illinois, across into missouri, now the discussion has been about health care all week. but there has been interest in this idea that some prominent economists have said this recession is over. >> you can't get some of the stories unu unless you go to them. when they say this recession is over do you feel that? >> not at all. >> my personal recession is not over. >> let's talk, 46, 47, 50 million whatever you want...
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but the same thing here in and missouri, tennessee, kentucky, illinois, georgia, people are talking about this. this is clearly the thing that has aroused emotions in america and as ed just said to you, we're getting mixed response, we're getting those who say it's overdue. they're so behind the administration and the president about getting this done and getting it done fast. and others who saying overwhelmingly, slow down, what's the rush and how are we going to pay for this. the president yesterday an perhaps today again will discuss his plan to pay for it. there's a lot of concern out there that's the biggest unanswered question, costs. there are other issues, like quality, accessibility, choice of doctor and hospital, but ultimately it's about costs. because if we all had the money to pay for this, it would be a moot issue. so it does come down to how much is this going to pay? we had a dinner party in kansas city on thursday night. everybody there said they support health care but don't want it coming out of their paycheck. they don't want it coming oif their taxes. this is still a
but the same thing here in and missouri, tennessee, kentucky, illinois, georgia, people are talking about this. this is clearly the thing that has aroused emotions in america and as ed just said to you, we're getting mixed response, we're getting those who say it's overdue. they're so behind the administration and the president about getting this done and getting it done fast. and others who saying overwhelmingly, slow down, what's the rush and how are we going to pay for this. the president...
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cincinnati and covington sliding south into parts of eastern kentucky. that's where the thunderstorms are going to be. the other big weather story is going to be heat that will be building across parts of texas and oklahoma and also arizona. these are places that will see easily 100 degree plus temperatures. 100 in dallas and 94 in memphis and 93 degrees expected in atlanta. want to show you this video out of british columbia. they are battling some fires up there. record-breaking heat last week, dry thunderstorms this week. a number of fires. they have already seen 2,200 since april. they're battling on this one from the ground and the air having the winter olympics scheduled for whistler blackholm. they want to get a handle on this very quickly. today conditions don't really improve. today, maybe a little bit tomorrow and then as we get closer towards the weekend. >> always hate to see that, yikes. >>> it's rumored he sketched his laughter to curve on a napkin. now he outlines his thoughts on health care costs and judy fader has her ideas. both of them
cincinnati and covington sliding south into parts of eastern kentucky. that's where the thunderstorms are going to be. the other big weather story is going to be heat that will be building across parts of texas and oklahoma and also arizona. these are places that will see easily 100 degree plus temperatures. 100 in dallas and 94 in memphis and 93 degrees expected in atlanta. want to show you this video out of british columbia. they are battling some fires up there. record-breaking heat last...
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one viewer says two schools closed in kentucky, one in perry county, the other in bourbon county from h1n1. then a request and suggestion. hurry up, vaccinations and wash your hands constantly. kyra, the only question i have is why is this h1n1 being overreacted to? more people die from a common cold than this. similar thought, dude, seriously, kyra, what's so special about this h1n1. all it is is the flu. come on, all the media hype for what? like four deaths? actually, there's been more. i got to fact check you on that one. the cdc's count, they have been 522 swine flu deaths in the u.s. through thursday. thanks for tweeting us. keep them coming. i think i'll go with the preferred package. good choice. only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >>> breaking news to tell you about. "the washington post" reporting that eric holder will appoint a special prosecutor. his goal, to examine nearly a dozen cases in which cia interrogators allegedly tortured terror suspects in custody. sources tell the "post" that holder is s
one viewer says two schools closed in kentucky, one in perry county, the other in bourbon county from h1n1. then a request and suggestion. hurry up, vaccinations and wash your hands constantly. kyra, the only question i have is why is this h1n1 being overreacted to? more people die from a common cold than this. similar thought, dude, seriously, kyra, what's so special about this h1n1. all it is is the flu. come on, all the media hype for what? like four deaths? actually, there's been more. i...
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. >> it starts off the middle of alabama, dips into georgia briefly, up through tennessee, kentucky, and makes its way all the way to the ohio-michigan border and they've been doing this for 22 years, and people like -- this is what they do. they prepare for this all yearlong. check out this stuff. the next couple of shots, i sat on this, every man should have one, back from the 2000 super bowl. >> does it go in the pool? it's a blow-up? >> reporter: come on, you've never seen one of these? >> you squish it -- >> i figured matt would have one. it's a blow-up football chair in a pinch. it's a modern day bean bag. >> yeah. >> reporter: i showed this last hour because i know you like turkey, that's ea real turkey tail. >> you've got to be more original than this. >> reporter: what we're finding, heidi, the deals will probably come later in the weekend. like any garage sale, they start high, the pickings are good, pickings get slimmer toward the weekend, but that's when you can get them down to a good price. we saw some things across the way like old coke signs, old coke machines, coca-c
. >> it starts off the middle of alabama, dips into georgia briefly, up through tennessee, kentucky, and makes its way all the way to the ohio-michigan border and they've been doing this for 22 years, and people like -- this is what they do. they prepare for this all yearlong. check out this stuff. the next couple of shots, i sat on this, every man should have one, back from the 2000 super bowl. >> does it go in the pool? it's a blow-up? >> reporter: come on, you've never seen...
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from washington to oregon, new mexico, oklahoma, arkansas, tennessee, kentucky. all those little red dots talk about the drug cartel activity. marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin. as you can see here in atlanta, georgia, that is the main spot where drug traffickers operate in this part of the region. smack dab here in atlanta. other areas, little dots across texas that is where all the cartel activity is. atlanta is the main city in georgia where the cartels are. that is where brook baldwin takes us now. >> reporter: drugs, weapons and cold hard cash, a lethal combination fueling the mexican drug cartels. according to the drug enforcement administration a new city has emerged as the staging ground for this trade. >> metro atlanta is a hub for businesses in the southeast. it is a hub for mexican organized crime. >> reporter: atlanta, prime real estate for drug distribution according to the dea's top agent. he agreed to take cnn on a special aerial tour to show how the deals go down, starting with the southern cities web of freeway. >> you can go east, west
from washington to oregon, new mexico, oklahoma, arkansas, tennessee, kentucky. all those little red dots talk about the drug cartel activity. marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin. as you can see here in atlanta, georgia, that is the main spot where drug traffickers operate in this part of the region. smack dab here in atlanta. other areas, little dots across texas that is where all the cartel activity is. atlanta is the main city in georgia where the cartels are. that is where brook...
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would love to see the six inches of rain that fell within an hour tuesday in and around louisville, kentucky. thanks for getting that video to us. >> it's an improving forecast for the blue grass. other parts of the south under severe weather still, chad? >> you are in the clear with rain for right now. that's not going to be the case for the rest of the southeast. we have showers already popping up here all the way from raleigh, you will see a couple showers to the south of you, wilmington, almost to charlotte and then columbia. this is where the focus will be. i don't believe we are going to get storms that sit in one place like louisville as we saw inches and inches of rain come down. temperatures across parts of the upper part of the midwest in the 80s today. beautiful day, minneapolis. some parts of summer coming into the northeast. i do expect we will see -- a bug just flew by. it may pop through a cap, sometimes in the atmosphere. the clouds try to go there. it says, nope, we are too hot. you can't go up here and it comes back down and you get a couple of clouds. we will see if these
would love to see the six inches of rain that fell within an hour tuesday in and around louisville, kentucky. thanks for getting that video to us. >> it's an improving forecast for the blue grass. other parts of the south under severe weather still, chad? >> you are in the clear with rain for right now. that's not going to be the case for the rest of the southeast. we have showers already popping up here all the way from raleigh, you will see a couple showers to the south of you,...
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. >> reporter: well, after driving through georgia, tennessee, kentucky, and illinois, we pulled into missouri and we're headed towards missouri near kansas city where the missouri state fair is. now the discussion's been about health care for most of the week. there was some interesting news about some prominent economists saying that the recession is over, the federal reserve saying that this downturn might be bottoming out. now this is something we've heard before, but we decided to ask people about it. what do they think about it? and what we found is while they don't disbelieve the facts, for most people, their personal economy isn't recovering nearly as quickly. >> my personal recession is not over. >> i've already pushed my retirement ahead about five years. >> i think technically, the economists are correct. technically the recession is over, we're probably going into the next bull market. >> i look at my own 401(k) and do you know, i didn't get hit as hard as others, but it's not back where it was. >> if the recession is over as they say, i figure it's going to take me person
. >> reporter: well, after driving through georgia, tennessee, kentucky, and illinois, we pulled into missouri and we're headed towards missouri near kansas city where the missouri state fair is. now the discussion's been about health care for most of the week. there was some interesting news about some prominent economists saying that the recession is over, the federal reserve saying that this downturn might be bottoming out. now this is something we've heard before, but we decided to...
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if you already told people you live in kentucky, for example, you don't want to include pictures of your children wearing the name of their school on the teeshirt because that will give somebody who has ill intentions exactly what they need to find your child. >> christine durst, always great advice coming from you. sure appreciate you calling in. >>> straight ahead, pythons don't belong in the everglades. john zarrella really doesn't, either. so why has he been searching for a big snake tale? stay tuned. meet jack. recently turned 65. glad he's now got medicare on his side. but jack knows that medicare part b cpders only... 80% of medical expenses. so, he got himself an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan -- insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. a medicare supplement plan... lets you to keep your own doctor, helps you budget medical costs, and it picks up some of that 20%, potentially saving you thousands of dollars... out of your own pocket. if you're turning 65, or are 65 already, call now for this free information kit... and medicare guide. learn more about aarp medic
if you already told people you live in kentucky, for example, you don't want to include pictures of your children wearing the name of their school on the teeshirt because that will give somebody who has ill intentions exactly what they need to find your child. >> christine durst, always great advice coming from you. sure appreciate you calling in. >>> straight ahead, pythons don't belong in the everglades. john zarrella really doesn't, either. so why has he been searching for a...
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let's go to a quote pulled out from kyle in kentucky, tell us what he's thinking about today when he thinks about senator kennedy. he said, i love to watch ted on the floor, jumping up and down, hollering and screams at the other congress members, fighting for the little guy. he goes on to say, the most memorable moment for him was when they said they should be ashamed for giving themselves a raise and not giving themselves a minimum wage increase. we invite you to go to our blogs cnn.com/tony or /josh either way. you can get going. and we have a conversation on facebook, links to videos and your thoughts. we've got it all going. i'll be camped out here following your reactions. >> josh, thank you. >> you got it. >>> flags on capitol hill are flying at half-staff and newspaper headlines herald the end of an era. the death of senator ted kennedy, the patriarch of one of america's mom prominent families. the liberal lion of the senate died after a 15-month battle with brain cancer. president obama said the country has lost a great leader. >> the outpouring of love, gratitude and fond m
let's go to a quote pulled out from kyle in kentucky, tell us what he's thinking about today when he thinks about senator kennedy. he said, i love to watch ted on the floor, jumping up and down, hollering and screams at the other congress members, fighting for the little guy. he goes on to say, the most memorable moment for him was when they said they should be ashamed for giving themselves a raise and not giving themselves a minimum wage increase. we invite you to go to our blogs cnn.com/tony...
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chief business koernts ali velshi on board, rolling through kentucky and illinois before the final destination, the iowa state fair. talking with real people about health care reform. ali, i bet you have met all kinds of interesting people. >> reporter: it's really important for us in this discussion to hear from the people like the guest you just had, to hear from politicians, to hear from those town hall meetings, but so many -- in fact most americans aren't getting to any of those places, we're taking the cnn election express, along the route you just described and talk to people and understand what their concerns are. what they want from their health care system, what they are concerned about and generally speaking talk to them about the economy. find out what's bothering them and we'll come to you and all of our shows on cnn every day and report back about what we're hearing. we'll get the other side of the equation. i waited until you were on air to kick this off. we're about to leave on the bus. we're headed north to chattanooga, that's our next stop and we'll talk to people along the w
chief business koernts ali velshi on board, rolling through kentucky and illinois before the final destination, the iowa state fair. talking with real people about health care reform. ali, i bet you have met all kinds of interesting people. >> reporter: it's really important for us in this discussion to hear from the people like the guest you just had, to hear from politicians, to hear from those town hall meetings, but so many -- in fact most americans aren't getting to any of those...
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georgia, tennessee, kentucky, illinois and now into missouri. there is disagreement. we are not finding people who are on one side of this issue. the disagreement i'm encountering is civil, understanding, respectful. some people are very, very fearful of what appears to be a government option or what some people are calling a government takeover. they are fearful about the way this will impact their costs for health care, the quality of health care that they get and the options they have in terms of choosing their doctor or their health care provider. on the other side, there are people we are meeting who are unemployed and are concerned about their own payments of health care and they need some help. in the middle are business owners. they feel they might be mandated for health care workers. >> they are worried in a tough economic time where we might be seeing the end of this recession that this might force them over the edge. this might force some small businesses into bankruptcy. kyra. >> when you are talking about the new initial jobless numbers out for this week,
georgia, tennessee, kentucky, illinois and now into missouri. there is disagreement. we are not finding people who are on one side of this issue. the disagreement i'm encountering is civil, understanding, respectful. some people are very, very fearful of what appears to be a government option or what some people are calling a government takeover. they are fearful about the way this will impact their costs for health care, the quality of health care that they get and the options they have in...
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. >>> meanwhile, a massive cleanup is taking place in louisville, kentucky, after flash flooding swamped that city. take a look at those pictures, a close look. those are cars underwater and buildings are flooded as well. thousands are without power there. and a half a foot of rain fell in just a couple of hours. >> i woke up, and my mom's yelling that it's flooding, so my dad and my sisters are crying and stuff. my basement is two feet from the ceiling, the floods got up to two feet from the ceiling. >> a half a foot of rain in just a couple of hours, where does all that water go? where's it now? our meteorologist, chad myers, standing by to update us on that and all the rest of a weather. where does all that water go, is it gone? >> it's gone now. the urban flooding is gone. but the water gets into the creeks and streams and rivers and they are rising right now. but the flash flooding that we're concerned about is gone. there will be raining on the south side of florida, the east side of tampa bay seeing showers. there could be severe weather across this area as well. the severe weathe
. >>> meanwhile, a massive cleanup is taking place in louisville, kentucky, after flash flooding swamped that city. take a look at those pictures, a close look. those are cars underwater and buildings are flooded as well. thousands are without power there. and a half a foot of rain fell in just a couple of hours. >> i woke up, and my mom's yelling that it's flooding, so my dad and my sisters are crying and stuff. my basement is two feet from the ceiling, the floods got up to two...
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and that is where we expect to see thunderstorms develop and severe in places like ohio down through kentucky and maybe even tennessee. 85 degrees in atlanta, 85 as well in new york and cooler 85 degrees in chicago. want to point out one thing, you can go to our website, cnn.com/hurricanes. newly juiced up and very user friendly interface here. you can get pretty much everything we have here in the severe weather center with the satellite track there and also the forecast track. you can animate that and you can even, if you're a real weather geek, go to some of our computer models and see how they ramp up throughout the day. throughout the day. that's the latest from here. evey ♪ that can strain your relationships and hurt your 'cause pu'pride ♪ng a ride ♪ >>> health care an for ted kennedy and he wants provisions for a speedy replacement if he has to surrender the senate seat. in it he says serving in the senate "has been and still is the greatest honor of my public life." senior congressional correspondent dana bash joins us from washington. dana, you talked about this yesterday in ta
and that is where we expect to see thunderstorms develop and severe in places like ohio down through kentucky and maybe even tennessee. 85 degrees in atlanta, 85 as well in new york and cooler 85 degrees in chicago. want to point out one thing, you can go to our website, cnn.com/hurricanes. newly juiced up and very user friendly interface here. you can get pretty much everything we have here in the severe weather center with the satellite track there and also the forecast track. you can animate...